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Anthony Torres was recorded shaving his face in a train in a video that went viral.
(AP Photo / Matt Rourke)
The man who, unknowingly, played in a viral video that shows him shaving his face aboard a train trying to make himself "presentable" while traveling to his brother's home after living in a homeless shelter in New York.
Anthony Torres, 56, was on the train leaving Penn Station in New York, bound for New Jersey on Thursday night, as he was being shaved, according to the Associated Press. In the recording, we see Torres all over his face before sweeping the shaving cream to the ground.
Before the train ride, Torres was living in a homeless shelter, he told the point of sale. He was able to buy a ticket to visit his brother Atco, New Jersey, after receiving money from another parent. However, he was not allowed to shower or shave before leaving, he said.
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"My life is all messed up," Torres told The Associated Press. "That's the reason I was shaving on the train."
"I do not mean I'm homeless, let everyone know," he said.
Throughout his life, Torres has been employed in several careers, as a casino security guard, and would move to work if needed, he told the Associated Press.
Torres – who claims to have had two strokes in recent years – said he also decided to rest in the bus stations and reside in motels.
Anthony Torres, right, poses for a photograph with his brother Tom Torres, in Atco, NJ, on Monday.
(AP Photo / Matt Rourke)
The video – which has been viewed online more than two million times – has provoked sharp remarks from some who have described Torres as "beast" and animal. exact moment.
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Torres was both hurt and surprised to learn that he had been featured in the video, he told The Associated Press, saying, "I never thought it would become viral, the people making fun of me.
Torres' 57-year-old brother, Thomas, who gave him a place to crash, said his younger brother had not lived an easy life, but also tended to make improvident choices and not always think about the impact. of his actions.
"When he did what he did, for him, it was normal," said Thomas, referring to shaving on the train. "It's not that kind of person who does it because of spite or because he wants to attract attention."
Associated Press contributed to this report.
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